Büren
Encyclopedia
There are several municipalities and communities that have the name Büren.
Pronunciation: ˈbyːʁən. It originates from the word buri meaning house
and settlement
in Old High German
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Pronunciation: ˈbyːʁən. It originates from the word buri meaning house
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
and settlement
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in Old High German
Old High German
The term Old High German refers to the earliest stage of the German language and it conventionally covers the period from around 500 to 1050. Coherent written texts do not appear until the second half of the 8th century, and some treat the period before 750 as 'prehistoric' and date the start of...
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In Germany
- Büren, WestphaliaBüren, WestphaliaBüren is a municipality in the district of Paderborn, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Büren is situated on the river Alme, approx. 20 km south-west of Paderborn and approx...
, a town near Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia - Büren, a village in the municipality of LotteLotte, GermanyLotte is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Lotte is situated on the north side of the Teutoburg Forest, close to the border of Lower Saxony and approx. 10 km west of Osnabrück....
, North Rhine-Westphalia - Büren, a village in the municipality of Neustadt am RübenbergeNeustadt am RübenbergeNeustadt am Rübenberge is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. At 357 km², it is the 9th largest settlement in Germany by area , though only about 45,000 inhabitants live there...
, Lower Saxony
in Switzerland
- Büren, Aargau, part of GansingenGansingenGansingen is a municipality in the district of Laufenburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:While some Roman era artifacts have been discovered, the village of Gansingen is first mentioned in 1240 as Gansungen...
in the Canton of Aargau - Büren, SolothurnBüren, SolothurnBüren is a municipality in the district of Dorneck in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.-Geography:Büren has an area, , of . Of this area, or 46.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 45.6% is forested...
, in the Canton of SolothurnCanton of SolothurnSolothurn is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the northwest of Switzerland. The capital is Solothurn.-History:The territory of the canton comprises land acquired by the capital... - Büren, Thurgau, in the Canton of Thurgau
Related
- Büren an der AareBüren an der AareBüren an der Aare is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-Geography:...
, in the Canton of Bern - Büren nid dem Bach, in the Canton of Nidwalden
- Büren ob dem Bach, in the Canton of Nidwalden
- Büren zum HofBüren zum HofBüren zum Hof is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-History:Büren zum Hof is first mentioned in 1249 as Burron. There is a Hallstatt era burial mound in the municipality which indicates that the area was inhabitated much earlier...
, in the Canton of Bern - BüronBüronBüron is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.-Geography:Büron has an area of . Of this area, 67% is used for agricultural purposes, while 16.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.6% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...
, in the Canton of LucerneCanton of LucerneLucerne is a canton of Switzerland. It is located in the centre of Switzerland. The population of the canton is . , the population included 57,268 foreigners, or about 15.8% of the total population. The cantonal capital is Lucerne.-History:...